The Columbia Chapter of the Missouri Writers' Guild (CCMWG) met Sunday, March 3, at Unity Center in Columbia. Those who made the cut and will be published in this year's CCMWG's anthology "Well Versed, Literary Works 2013" were announced. Three local writers from the Boonslick Creative Writers' Group were among those chosen.

"He'll Call" and"I Traveled with You" by Mary Ann Snapp.

"Meandering Creek," "Drama," and "Dust" by Eva Ridenour.

"The Loner" by Liz Davis.

The meeting's featured speaker was Steve Wiegenstein, President of the Missouri Writers' Guild (MWG) and author of "Slant of Light, A Novel of Utopian Dreams and Civil War." Mr. Wiegenstein's topic was Writing about History—in fiction and non-fiction. He also shared information about the upcoming MWG conference in April in St. Louis, Missouri.